Malnutrition and Covid-19 Outcomes
Dr. Ponce, on behalf of her research team, is pleased to present “The Impact of Malnutrition on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19”. This presentation will discuss our use of the National COVID Cohort Collaborative to determine how pre-existing or hospital-acquired malnutrition impacted patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Specific outcomes included death, mechanical ventilation, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and hospital acquired pressure injury (HAPI). In addition, Dr. Ponce will discuss the prompt translation of the results of this research to clinical practice at a University Hospital.
Bio: Dr. Jana Ponce is a Registered Dietitian and and Assistant professor in the Medical Nutrition Education Division of the College of Allied Health Professions at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Her background is in clinical nutrition and has vast experience working with malnourished patients in outpatient oncology and adult critical care populations during her time as a practitioner. She completed her PhD at UNMC in May of 2021 and now has a research agenda focused on the impact of nutrition interventions in improving clinical outcomes and inflammation in chronic disease.
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